Sudhanshu Pandey | |
|---|---|
 Pandey in 2023 | |
| Born | 22 August 1974 India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation(s) | Model Actor Singer Writer Producer |
| Years active | 1993-present |
| Spouse | Mona Pandey (m. 1996) |
| Children | 2 |
Sudhanshu Pandey (born 22 August 1974) is an Indian model, film and television actor, singer, writer and producer. He has appeared in many films, in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu languages in his career.
Pandey Started his career with modeling in the early 90's. His debut television show was Kanyadaan , aired in 1998. His debutant movie was Khiladi 420 as co-lead with Akshay Kumar. In 1999 Pandey featured in one of the songs, Maikhane se Sharab se from Pankaj Udhas 's Album Mahek. Then, he become part of India's first ever music band A Band of Boys . Later in 2005 Pandey opted out of the band as he needed to settle down financially. [2]
Pandey also regularly appeared in Tamil cinema throughout the 2010s, and first portrayed the main villain in Billa II (2012) starring Ajith Kumar. He later followed that up with roles in Meaghamann (2014), Indrajith (2017) and 2.0 (2018), the most expensive Indian film at the time of its release. [3] [4]
Pandey has a production house, named Raw Stock Production Private Limited under which he had produced a music video his first single Teri Adaa in 2018 in which he was a lyricist also, as well as a short film named Fitrat in 2021, along with Tahir Baig, his second home production.
Since 2020, he has been portraying Vanraj Shah in Anupamaa , which has popularized him among the Hindi-speaking audience. [5] [6] In 2022, he reprised his role of Vanraj Shah in Anupamaa's eleven-episode prequel web series Anupama: Namaste America which streams on Disney+ Hotstar. [7]
In 2023, Pandey produced his second solo single, Dil Ki Tu Zameen, starring Madalsa Sharma Chakraborty. [8]
Pandey is married to Mona Pandey and has two sons, Nirvaan and Vivaan Pandey. [9] [10]
Pandey was a member of A Band of Boys from 2001 to 2005 when he decided to get out of the musical band.[ citation needed ]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Khiladi 420 | Rahul | |
| 2004 | Kiss Kis Ko | Sudhanshu Mathur | |
| Madhoshi | Student | Cameo | |
| 2005 | Pehchaan: The Face of Truth | Milind D. Khanna | |
| The Myth | Dasar temple guard captain | ||
| Yakeen | Kabir | ||
| 2006 | Manoranjan | Vicky | |
| " Unns" | Rishi Rampal | ||
| 2007 | Dus Kahaniyaan | Aditya Singh | Anthalogy film; Segment: "Matrimony" |
| 2008 | Singh Is Kinng | Raftaar | |
| 2008 | Dhara | Sagar | |
| 2010 | Sky Ki Umeed | Rajendar & Vir | Dual roles: Comedy Film |
| 2011 | Singham | Rakesh Kadam | Cameo |
| 2011 | EK Noor | Renjith | |
| 2011 | Murder 2 | Inspector Sadaa | |
| 2011 | Tell Me O Kkhuda | Kunwar Virat Pratap | |
| 2012 | Bekhabar | ||
| 2012 | Billa II | Abbasi | Tamil film Nominated—SIIMA Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role |
| 2013 | Rajdhani Express | Muneesh | |
| 2014 | Meaghamann | Rane | Tamil film |
| 2015 | Chooriyan | Aman Brar | |
| 2017 | Indrajith | Kapil Sharma | Tamil film |
| 2018 | 2.0 | Dhinendra Bohra | Tamil film |
| The Bar | Kabir | Short Film | |
| 2019 | Bypass Road | Narang Kapoor | |
| Manmadhudu 2 | Amith | Telugu film | |
| Seasoned With Love | Arjun | short film | |
| 2021 | Radhe | Dilawar | |
| Pon Manickavel | Badrinath | Tamil film | |
| Fitrat | Nasir | Short Film | |
| 2022 | Jersey | Ranvijay |
| Year | Title | Singer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Maikhane se Sharab se | Pankaj Udhas | A Song from Pankaj Udhas Album Mahek |
| 2018 | Teri Adaa | Sudhanshu Pandey | |
| 2023 | Dil Ki Tu Zameen | Sudhanshu Pandey | [11] [12] |
| 2024 | Maa | Ankit Tiwari | |
| Year | Serial | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Beta | Akash | |
| 1999 | Kanyadaan | ||
| 2000-2001 | Rishtey | Various Characters | |
| 2001–2003 | Dishayen | Samir (Baba) | |
| 2002 | Sanjivani | Vishal Kapoor | |
| 2002 | Hai Na Bolo Bolo | Himself | |
| 2002 | Kismey Kitnaa Hai Dam | Himself | Along with Band of boys team |
| 2002 | Cook It Up With Tarla Dalal | Host | |
| 2006 | Akela | Ranvir | Main lead |
| 2006 | Man Mein Hai Visshwas | Wing commander Shashikant Oak | Episode appearance |
| 2009 | Monica Mogre - Case Files | Hritivik | Negative Role |
| 2011 | Jhansi Ki Rani | Yuvraj | |
| 2012–2013 | Ek Veer Ki Ardaas...Veera | Sampooran Singh | |
| 2015 | |||
| Siyaasat | Jahangir aka Salim | ||
| 2015–2016 | Chakravartin Ashoka Samrat | Keechak | |
| 2016 | Tamanna | Diwakar Limaye | |
| 24 (Season 2) | Vedant Acharya | ||
| Bharatvarsh | Shivaji | ||
| 2020–present | Anupamaa | Vanraj "V" Shah | |
| 2022 | Ravivaar With Star Parivaar | Episodes 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 15 & 16 | |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Jamai 2.O | Cheeram | |
| 2020 | Hundred | Pravin Shukla | [13] |
| The Casino | Shailendra Singh Marwah | [14] | |
| 2022 | Anupama: Namaste America | Vanraj "Guthlu" Shah | [7] |
| 2023 | A Day Turns Daark | Radhe | |
| Year | Album | Track | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Yeh Bhi Woh Bhi | A Album of A Band of Boys | |
| Year | Album | Track | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Dus Kahaniyaan | Aaja Soniye | |
| Year | Track | Artist | Producer | Lyricist | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Teri Adaa | Sudhanshu Pandey, Myra Sareen | Sudhanshu Pandey | Sudhanshu Pandey, Ravi Singhal | |
| 2023 | Dil Ki Tu Zameen | Sudhanshu Pandey, Madalsa Sharma Chakraborty | Sudhanshu Pandey | Himanshu Kholi | [15] [16] |
| Year | Award | Category | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | South Indian International Movie Awards | Best Actor In A Negative Role | Nominated | |
| 2020 | Gold Awards | Dynamic Actor | Won | [17] |
| 2021 | 20th Indian Television Academy Awards | Best Actor Popular | Won | [18] |
| 2022 | 21st Indian Television Academy Awards | Best Actor Jury | Won | [19] |
| 22nd Indian Television Academy Awards | Best Actor Popular- Drama | Nominated | [20] | |
| 2023 | Indian Telly Awards | Most Outstanding Performance | Won |
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